REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Public Hearing: Action on a Proposed Rezoning to Allow Development of Eight Townhouses at 1530 - 1540 Pomeroy Avenue
Report
BACKGROUND
The applicants, the Ridge Crest Group and Omid Shakeri, are requesting a rezoning of two parcels totaling 0.48 acres from Low Density Multiple Dwelling (R3-18D) and Agricultural (A) to Planned Development (PD) and approval of a Tentative Subdivision Map to allow the development of an 8-unit two-story residential townhouse project (PLN2016-12053 and PLN2016-12068).
The project site is on the west side of Pomeroy Avenue between El Camino Real and Granada Avenue. The site is currently occupied by two single-family homes. Single-family residential land uses are located to the west and south of the project site and multi-family and single-family residential land uses are located across Pomeroy Avenue to the east. The project site is adjacent to commercial uses to the north.
The Planning Commission considered the project on August 22, 2018 and forwarded the project to the City Council with no recommendation.
The Planning Commission staff report with previous attachments and excerpt minutes from the Planning Commission meeting of August 22, 2018 are included in this report.
DISCUSSION
At the August 22nd Planning Commission meeting, staff provided a presentation of the proposed project. The Commission asked about the relation of the project to the El Camino Real Specific Plan in preparation. Staff explained that at the April 18, 2017 City Council meeting, the Council provided direction that, pending rezoning projects inside of the El Camino Real Focus Area, including the 1530-1540 Pomeroy Avenue project, could move forward during the Specific Plan visioning/community outreach process, as long as the projects did not require a General Plan Amendment.
Approximately seven members of the public spoke on this item, mostly expressing concerns about the project proposal. Some of the major concerns raised ...
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